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W. S. CQPPERS CAP. :wmcmon min SEPT.22, 1914.

1,156,986. v Patented 00:, 19, 1915.

WITNESSES ATTORNEY UNITE i nice.

\ WILLIAM s. cores-Rs; QF'BELLEVILLE, Kansas.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that IfWILL'IAM S. Corrnns, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Belleville, in the county of Republic and State of Kansas, havein'ventedn new and useful Capyof which the following is a specification. 4

This invention has reference to articles of Wearing apparel known as caps, and its obm ject is to" provide acap capable of adjustment" as 'to size, so as to be readily fitted to any head or changed in size at the will of the wearer of the cap, so that the caps may all be manl'ifactured' in one size, a dealer is owner ofthe cap may under some circumstances make the cap fit tightly to the headinsert of soft material fitting the gap pro- 1 duced by-the cut away portion. 'Applied to the opposite sides of the cap body at the cut away portion and coincident with the band,

' but exterior to the hat are strap members one carrying a buckle and the other a strap tongue with numerous perforations, or other means may be provided whereby the split portion of the band and hat body maybe taken up 'to any extent, thus reducing the size of the-hat from the full expandedto-the full contracted posi ti ons. 'Of course, any type oftake-up buckle which will hold the tongue in different positions may'beemployed. Atall times there is provided between the buckle and the head of the wearer a layer of soft material, and usually there are a number of layers due to the folding of the insert upon itself, Wherefore the head of the wearer is fully protected from the buckle by the layers of the soft cloth of the insert, so that such folded insert operates as a pro- 'tecting cushion.

The invention will be best :understoodfrom a consideration of the following detailed description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, with the further under- I standing thatwhile'the drawings show a ractical form of the invention, the latter 1s not confined to any strict conformity with specification of Letters Patent.

nct comp'elled to carry various sizes, and the the"showing of the drawings, but may be changed and modified so long as such changes and modifications mark no material departure from the salient features of the invention.

I a.tent-ed (let. 19, 1915. a ncatiun'fiid September 2.2, mi. SerlalNo. ceases.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view oi'the cap as viewed from the rear," showing the edges of the cutout portion 2 a cap 1 which may follow the usual line of construction of caps, and this cap is also shown as provided with the usual inner or sweat band 2.

lhe run portlon of the cap at the rear lcavinlr a similarly shaped opening 8, this Fig. 2 is a bottom thereof hasthe V-shaped portion cut away cut. away portion including the band. 2.

The rear edges wheretheswcat band and bodvoi' the cap are cut away are protected by binding r. i\ttachcd to the opposite sides oi the cut away portion of the cap interior thereto is an insert 5 of some appropriate soft cloth having sullicicnt inherent strenfitlr to prevent rapture thereof when the cap is i ully expanded at the opening.

The cloth 5 is sewed or-othcrwise secured in place and is similarly shaped to the opening,

. that is. it is ap n-oximately V-shaped.

Attached to the outer fat-cpl the cap near the wider end of the V-shapcd opening and ad acent to opposite sides of the opening are strap members ii, '4', respectively. The memher 6 carries a buckle S and the member 7 carries a. tongue 5) adapted to the buckle and in the particular showing of the drawings provided with aseries ofperforations 10 any one of which may be traversed by the is spread out to its full width. The series of perforations 10 are sufficiently extensive and properly spaced to permit taking up of the opening in the cap until it is approximately closed, in which case the filling in piece 5 may be readily folded upon itself to thereby introduce a multi-ply pad or cushion be tween the buckle and the head of the wearer.

This is particularly advantageous since it is customary when the edges of the opening are drawn close together to have the cap fit the head snugly, in which case'there is liability of discomfort because of the presence of the buckle. The multi-ply pad, however, being made of several folds of soft material serves as a cushion or protector, whereby the head of the wearer is protected from the pressure of the buckle, which under the circumstances being considered presses toward the head with considerable force. The cushioning effect of the insert need not be so pro-. nounced when the cap is extended in size, for then it is the intention that the cap should fit loosely rather than snugly.

The cap of the present invention is useful wherever caps are employed, and is particularly useful and particularly intended for railroad men, who wear caps in all kinds of' weather, and ordinarily must provide a cap which \Vlll stay upon the head during very windy weather, wherefore in still weather a tight cap must be worn unless the owner provides two or more caps which is not only,

unlikely, but inconvenient.

\Vith the cap of the present inventionthe 1 dealer and manufacturer need provide but one pattern of cap and that of the largest size, so that the manufacturer does not have to make and the dealer does nothave to has but to draw upon the strap until the cap fits the head tightly and, therefore, is not loosened and perhaps blown away and lost.

The V-shap'e cut is widest at the lower part of the cap and extends entirely through the sweat band and into the body of the cap toward the top thereof, the apex of the V, which is-an inverted V, being' toward the crown of the cap. The take up's'trap is arranged closeto the bottom of the band sothat the holding strain is where most needed, that is, low down. The insert is of inextensible strong cloth, which at the same time is relatively soft and protective of the head of the wearer. 7

What is claimed is:

A cap provided with a sweat band and having the material of both the body of the cap and thesweat band out out from the lower edge of the cap toward the crown thereof with the cut-out portion completely severing the sweat band and extending into the'body of the cap above the sweat band and with the cut-out tapering toward the crown of the cap, a tapering insert of cloth thinner than the body of the cap at the sweat band portion, said insert being attached to the cap and sweat band at the opposite edges of the cut-out, and a take-up strap and buckle on the exterior of the band portion of the cap with the strap attached to the cap at one side of the cut-out and the buckle at the other side thereof, and the strap being of a length to permit the extension of the cap to the full width of the insert, whereby the insert when the cap is contracted is multifolded upon itself to constitute a protecting cushion between the buckle and the head of the wearer without the entire thickness of. the multi-folded portions exceeding the thickness of the cap at the margin of the cut out.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature in the. presence of two witnesses.

A WILLIAM s. ooPP Rs'. Witnesses:

JAs. Docron, B. E. AUMILLER. 

